Boomer Economy (Why middle-aged 'progressives' are stunting opportunity in Northern California)
The road north across the Golden Gate leads to some of the prettiest counties in North America. Yet behind the lovely rolling hills, wineries, ranches and picturesque once-rural towns lies a demographic time bomb that neither political party is ready to address. Paradise is having a problem with the evolving economy. A generational conflict is brewing, pitting the interests and predilections of well-heeled boomers against a growing, predominately Latino working class. And neither the emerging "progressive" politics nor laissez-faire conservatism is offering much in the way of a solution. These northern California counties--which include Sonoma, Napa, Solano and Marin--have become...
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Tags: Boomers, Conservatism, Demographic Time Bomb, Economy, Generational Conflict, Golden Gate, Napa, North America, Northern California Counties, Opportunity, Predilections, Progressives, Rolling Hills, Sonoma, Wineries, X22